Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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"An Earth-Bound Spirit is not human after all. Although it appears no different from when it was alive, it doesn't truly have self-awareness..."

Having accidentally contracted Mrs. Shimizu as a Guardian Spirit, Amamiya Natsuki naturally sensed Mrs. Shimizu's state.

"But it's okay now," Amamiya Natsuki looked at Kaguya, "Guardian Spirits are very special. Their self-awareness has been restored, and there's no problem with learning or thinking."

...

"I actually became a ghost, I don't feel anything at all," Mrs. Shimizu's face blossomed into a bright smile. She extended a slender finger and gently poked Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face, "It's like I slept for a very, very long time, and when I woke up, I found that Kaguya-chan had become an adult."

...Don't do that."

Shinomiya Kaguya took half a step back, dodging Mrs. Shimizu's finger.

When she was very young, Mrs. Shimizu passed away from heart disease.

Having not seen each other for more than ten years, Shinomiya Kaguya's memories of her mother had long become blurred.

They were mother and daughter, but to become close all at once, it was indeed impossible.

"How... how mean..."

Mrs. Shimizu covered her face with both hands, her shoulders trembling slightly, and she began to cry.

"Mother had to leave because of heart disease, it wasn't like I intentionally abandoned you... Kaguya-chan must hate Mother, right?"

Shinomiya Kaguya said speechlessly:

"I don't."

"You clearly do," Mrs. Shimizu's voice became even more aggrieved, "Kaguya-chan used to smile a lot when she was little, but now when she sees Mother, she doesn't even smile once. She clearly hates Mother."

"I don't hate you."

"Then smile for Mother."

Shinomiya Kaguya: "..."

Ever since becoming the Ice Princess Kaguya, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't know how long it had been since she last smiled.

Of course, a cold sneer of contempt for others didn't count.

Fujiwara Chika would occasionally share jokes with her, then laugh hysterically by herself, but Shinomiya Kaguya never understood the punchline. By now... she had even forgotten how to smile.

But at this moment, facing a mother who was acting spoiled with her daughter, she still couldn't coldly refuse.

"I understand," Shinomiya Kaguya pressed her fingers to her forehead, sighing helplessly, "Don't fake cry."

"Mother isn't fake crying, it's just that I don't have tears right now," Mrs. Shimizu parted her fingers, revealing one eye, "Kaguya-chan, hurry up and smile."

...

Shinomiya Kaguya exhaled softly, controlled the corners of her mouth, and showed a stiff smile.

"No, your expression is so stiff, it's clearly a fake smile," Mrs. Shimizu put her right hand on her hip, "Let's do it again."

Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip: "It's not a fake smile."

"Master, what do you think?" Mrs. Shimizu turned her head to look over.

Amamiya Natsuki was eating melon nearby, and after a slight hesitation, he decided to follow his heart:

"From a universally rational perspective, such a stiff smile must be fake."

"Stare— "

Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms, tilted her head slightly, and used her skill, Death Glare.

Why so fierce?

Do you believe I'll tell your mom right now?!

Amamiya Natsuki took half a step back: "You guys continue."

"Kaguya-chan, keep going, keep going." Mrs. Shimizu urged.

Shinomiya Kaguya had a terrible headache and, left with no choice, forced another smile.

"Too perfunctory, start over."

"…"

Amamiya Natsuki silently pulled out his phone, wanting to take a commemorative photo.

It must be said that with continuous practice, the ice sculpture girl's smile quickly became natural.

Especially that recent slight smile made Amamiya Natsuki's heart race uncontrollably.

What a pity he was a step too slow. If he had captured that smile just now and sold it at the school for ten thousand yen a photo, people would surely be scrambling for it!

"Young Miss…"

The blonde maid pushed the door open and walked in, just in time to see the faint smile on Shinomiya Kaguya's face. Her eyes widened in disbelief, almost making her wonder if she was hallucinating.

Young Miss Shinomiya… could actually show such a beautiful smile?

Was she hypnotized by that guy Amamiya Natsuki?

Hearing Hayasaka Ai's voice, the smile on Shinomiya Kaguya's face instantly vanished, turning her back into an ice sculpture girl.

"What's wrong?"

Hayasaka Ai reminded her: "It's already evening, Young Miss should go home."

"Understood." Shinomiya Kaguya was silent for a moment, then looked at Amamiya Natsuki, "...Let's go."

The two went downstairs together.

"There's something I need to tell you." Amamiya Natsuki lowered his voice, "After signing the Guardian Spirit contract, your mom can only stay by my side; she can't go back with you."

Shinomiya Kaguya's steps paused slightly, then she gave an almost imperceptible hum of acknowledgment.

As expected.

If Guardian Spirits could run around the world freely, they wouldn't be called Guardian Spirits.

However…

(What kind of situation is it for my own mom to suddenly become a boy's Guardian Spirit?! )

(Unable to stay away from the boy, what should I do when bathing and sleeping?)

(And 'a loyal dog boyfriend's handbook', I stayed up late last night to secretly finish reading it, but now with mom here, how can I practice it?!)

"Get in the car."

Shinomiya Kaguya's heart was churning, but her face remained cool and composed.

"You can drop me off at the nearest subway station." Amamiya Natsuki got into the car from the side, "Thank you."

Mrs. Shimizu sat beside the ice sculpture girl, happily talking, but unfortunately, with the blonde maid and driver present, neither Amamiya Natsuki nor Shinomiya Kaguya responded.

The journey was silent.

The black sedan slowly stopped at the subway station.

Amamiya Natsuki bid farewell and got out of the car. Mrs. Shimizu remained seated beside Kaguya, unwilling to get out.

Watching the black sedan slowly drive away, after a few tens of meters, Amamiya Natsuki felt a flash before his eyes, and Mrs. Shimizu appeared directly beside him.

"Is a Guardian Spirit's range of activity only a few tens of meters?"

Amamiya Natsuki silently noted the information.

"It really couldn't be done." Mrs. Shimizu's voice was regretful as she watched the black sedan drive further away, "The further away I got just now, the more I felt an inexplicable force pulling me. Once it reached its limit, I instantly appeared beside Natsuki-kun."

As a Guardian Spirit, Mrs. Shimizu instinctively wanted to call him master, but under Shinomiya Kaguya's strong objection, the title was finally changed to Natsuki-kun.

For a mom to call a male classmate master, how terrible would that be!

Absolutely not!

"Let's go back."

Amamiya Natsuki stepped into the subway station.

"Natsuki-kun, do I need to buy a ticket?" Mrs. Shimizu asked curiously. After being in a muddled state for over a decade, she had suddenly regained her self-awareness and couldn't stop.

"Of course not."

What's the point of a ghost buying a ticket!

Amamiya Natsuki got on the subway and started heading home.

The journey was silent.

By the time he got home, the sun had already set, and dusk was falling.

Amamiya Natsuki turned on the lights, changed into slippers, went to the refrigerator, exorcised the human-head evil spirit inside, and then took out a can of green tea.

"Natsuki-kun, I want a drink too." Mrs. Shimizu looked expectant, "I haven't had a drink in a long time."

Amamiya Natsuki glanced over: "You can drink things?"

"I should be able to touch things…" Mrs. Shimizu tilted her head in thought, extended her right hand, and took the green tea from Amamiya Natsuki's hand, "But it will consume stamina."

"It really works."

Amamiya Natsuki was slightly surprised.

It seems Guardian Spirits are indeed very special existences.

Amamiya Natsuki was about to test Mrs. Shimizu's other abilities when the doorbell suddenly rang.

He walked over and opened the door. Yotsuya Miko stood outside: "I saw your lights were on, so…"

Looking at Mrs. Shimizu sitting on the sofa drinking a beverage, Yotsuya Miko's eyes widened in disbelief.

That Natsuki, actually tricked Shinomiya's Young Miss home?

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